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Yesterday I gave a lesson on one leg: You could stand on either leg or switch as you like (not walking though) and this is how it went: On the ground starting waves in the hips and directing them upwards and than downwards a few times to release tension in the spine and coordinate the…
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I really enjoy drills where you work against your own tension and poor alignment so you must relax and align to succeed. One of those drills is to hold onto your shin or ankle with the same side hand and squat till the knee touches the ground. (careful not to put too much mass on…
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Mikhail teaches a great drill to get to know your own movement and nature by drawing numbers and letters with your walking, with your hands and feet in the air and I like to give this drill in the push up position and allow the student to feel himself devide over many areas of awareness…
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Stand on one leg and place one hand or foot on the wall. Push off the wall with your limb (you can use your head or back as well later) and allow the body to move so you remain in place. Slowly increase the push and add direction until you have to move with your…
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Fear can be a good servant. For example it will remind you to keep your gun in your pants if you don’t intend to shoot or to keep it on your body (close) rather than getting it in front of you and hiding behind it (you choose what to fear from and in this case,…
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lie on your stomach and have a friend stand on your body. Now crawl forward and backwards without shaking him off and note how this effects your movement. Now do the same with him sitting behind you and holding onto your feet and than in front of you and you have to roll him forward…
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Stand and look around you. Now close your eyes and step 10 paces forward. Turn half way to the right and step sideways 6 paces. Turn half left and take 4 steps backwards. Now still with your eyes closed work back and see if you can reach the place where you started. This teaches how…
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Go up and down a flight of stairs with these directions in mind. 1. With your eyes closed 2. with one leg off the ground and you cannot place anything on it 3. using your upper body with the lower body completely relaxed 4. without use of both feet and hands. They cannot touch anything…
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Stand and shake your hands as if you are trying to shake water off them. Let the motion stay in the hands and forearms and avoid tensing up against the movement to stay in place or keep a form. Now shake from the elbow and down and repeat the aware relaxation in the body. Now…
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Place a hand on the wall and push yourself off it so you have to take a step to remain upright or turn. Do this from different angles and heights and do this on the fists and than on the elbows (forearm) and the shoulder. This will help you move as a whole and to…
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Sharon Friedman - Vigilance and Tranquility 